Creativity at Work - Who Cares? Towards an Ethics of Creativity as a Structured Practice of Care

TY - CHAP

T1 - Creativity at Work - Who Cares?

T2 - Towards an Ethics of Creativity as a Structured Practice of Care

AU - Wilson, Nick

PY - 2018/8

Y1 - 2018/8

N2 - “Creativity at work” signifies a complex and contested site of research. On the one hand, it is where we might locate the extraordinary capacity of human beings to create objects, events, and experiences that afford entertainment, delight, pleasure, insight, meaning and solace. On the other hand, it is where we witness the capitalist mode of production and the broader ideology of neoliberalism perpetuating inequalities, precariousness, bias and forms of “un-freedom” that constrain rather than enable our creativity. This capstone chapter explores further the ethical nature of this fascinating context of transformative human activity. First, the chapter introduces a novel theory of creativity – as a structured practice of care. Then, it reviews research “evidence” from across the Handbook (and elsewhere) to critically assess ways in which this radical theoretical perspective is born out by practice. Finally, the chapter offers a forward-looking discussion and two over-arching recommendations for “creativity at work”.

AB - “Creativity at work” signifies a complex and contested site of research. On the one hand, it is where we might locate the extraordinary capacity of human beings to create objects, events, and experiences that afford entertainment, delight, pleasure, insight, meaning and solace. On the other hand, it is where we witness the capitalist mode of production and the broader ideology of neoliberalism perpetuating inequalities, precariousness, bias and forms of “un-freedom” that constrain rather than enable our creativity. This capstone chapter explores further the ethical nature of this fascinating context of transformative human activity. First, the chapter introduces a novel theory of creativity – as a structured practice of care. Then, it reviews research “evidence” from across the Handbook (and elsewhere) to critically assess ways in which this radical theoretical perspective is born out by practice. Finally, the chapter offers a forward-looking discussion and two over-arching recommendations for “creativity at work”.

KW - creativity

KW - care

KW - creative labour

U2 - 10.1007/978-3-319-77350-6_30

DO - 10.1007/978-3-319-77350-6_30

M3 - Chapter

SN - 9783319773490

SP - 621

EP - 647

BT - Handbook of Creativity at Work

A2 - Martin, Lee

A2 - Wilson, Nick

PB - Palgrave Macmillan

CY - London

ER -